Thursday, July 21, 2011

Thesis Statement - Stand & Deliver / One Paragraph

     Mr. Escalante was an inspirational teacher at Garfield High School, because he made teaching interesting, he boosted students self-esteem, he was always there for his students, and he stood up for the students rights.

1. Mr. Escalante made teaching interesting

    A. Used apple for fractions.
    B. Used the Gigelow math problem for algebra problem.

2. Mr. Escalante boosted students self-esteem.

   A. He showed Poncho that he can do the math.
   B. Gave words of encouragement to keep the children motivated during the AP Calculus learning.

3. Mr. Escalante was always there for his students.

   A. Talked to Anna's father about her staying in school.
   B. Did last minute studying for re-taking of test and cooked dinner for the students so they could study
       longer.

4. Mr. Escalante stood up for the students rights.

    A. When they were being accused of cheating.
    B. He didn't allow other facility to cut the student down / "Label" the students.

     After the students successfully passed the AP calculus exam, the morale inn the school had changed. Until one day the Educational Testing Officers falsely accused them of cheating on the original test. Mr. Escalante immediately stood up for the students rights and never gave up on them. All the students agreed to retake the test, but were only given one day to review. Mr. Escalante showed pure inspiration as he and the students spent countless hours together. Mr. Escalante even cooked dinner for the students as they continued to review for the AP Calculus exam. It was a very small kitchen, everyone was hot and tired. Frustrations arouse and Mr. Escalante continued to joke with the students to relax the atmosphere. The students contributed to his humor and Angel said, "Lets order out."

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